This is the preview version of the Wisconsin State Legislature site.
Please see http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov for the production version.
AB78-ASA1,31 9Section 31. 347.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,11,2010 347.15 (1) No person may sell any new motor vehicle, other than a moped or
11Type 1 motorcycle, unless such motor vehicle is equipped with direction signal lamps
12meeting the requirements of this section. No person may operate on a highway any
13motor vehicle sold new after January 1, 1955, or any mobile home, or trailer or
14semitrailer sold new after January 1, 1968, other than a vehicle which is operated
15pursuant to s. 341.47 (1) (b) or a moped or Type 1 motorcycle, unless such vehicle is
16equipped with direction signal lamps meeting the requirements of this section. Any
17other vehicle may be equipped with such lamps. Subsection (3m) notwithstanding
18direction signals are not required on trailers when the rear direction signals on the
19towing vehicle are fully visible from all distances to the rear to 300 feet during normal
20sunlight when viewed from the driver's seat of the vehicle following.
AB78-ASA1,32 21Section 32 . 347.35 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,12,1222 347.35 (1a) Parking brakes. Every such vehicle and combination of vehicles,
23except mopeds and Type 1 motorcycles, shall be equipped with parking brakes
24adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions
25of loading on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material. The parking brakes shall

1be capable of being applied by the driver's muscular effort or by spring action or by
2equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other
3source of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other
4power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied.
5The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain
6applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy
7or leakage of any kind. The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies,
8brake shoe anchors and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally
9associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes
10and the parking brakes. If the means of applying the parking brakes and the service
11brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one
12part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
AB78-ASA1,33 13Section 33. 347.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,12,19 14347.42 Windshield wipers. No person may operate on a highway any motor
15vehicle equipped with a windshield, except a moped or Type 1 motorcycle, unless the
16motor vehicle also is equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture
17from the windshield. The device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or
18operated by the operator of the vehicle and shall at all times be maintained in good
19working order.
AB78-ASA1,34 20Section 34. 347.485 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,13,2 21347.485 (title) Protective headgear for use on Type 1 motorcycles. (1)
22(a) No person who holds an instructional permit under s. 343.07 (4) or who is under
2318 years of age may operate or ride upon a Type 1 motorcycle on any highway unless
24the person is wearing protective headgear of a type which meets the standards

1established for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218 and the chin strap is properly
2fastened.
AB78-ASA1,13,43 (am) No person may operate a Type 1 motorcycle when carrying a passenger
4under 18 years of age unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear.
AB78-ASA1,13,75 (b) No person may sell or offer for sale any protective headgear for use by a
6driver or passenger on a Type 1 motorcycle, not meeting the standards established
7for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218.
AB78-ASA1,35 8Section 35. 347.485 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,13,129 347.485 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the motorcycle vehicle is a Type 2
10motorcycle
an autocycle equipped with a windshield or a Type 1 motorcycle equipped
11with a windshield that rises a minimum of 15 inches above the handlebar, the use
12of other eye protective devices is not mandatory.
AB78-ASA1,36 13Section 36. 347.485 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,13,1814 347.485 (3) No person may rent, lease or loan a Type 1 motorcycle to another
15unless he or she has ascertained that such party has the required eye protection and,
16if the party holds an instructional permit under s. 343.07 (4) or is under 18 years of
17age, that the party has the required protective headgear for operating the Type 1
18motorcycle.
AB78-ASA1,37 19Section 37. 347.485 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,13,2220 347.485 (4) Every person in the Type 1 motorcycle rental business shall have
21clean, usable protective headgear for rent in sufficient quantity to care for the needs
22of all customers.
AB78-ASA1,38 23Section 38. 347.486 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,14,3
1347.486 (1) No person may operate a Type 1 motorcycle if the handlegrips of
2the handlebars rise more than 30 inches above the lowest point of the top of the
3driver's seat when the seat is occupied.
AB78-ASA1,39 4Section 39. 347.486 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,14,65 347.486 (2) No person may operate a Type 1 motorcycle with an improvised,
6defective or repaired handlebar.
AB78-ASA1,40 7Section 40. 347.487 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,14,13 8347.487 Seating requirements. Except as provided in s. 346.595 (3m), no
9more than 2 persons may ride on a Type 1 motorcycle during operation, and then only
10if the vehicle is equipped and designed with adequate seats and foot rests or pegs.
11Foot rests or pegs shall be mounted in accordance with manufacturer's
12specifications. In the absence of manufacturer's specifications, foot rests or pegs for
13the passenger shall be located on the same horizontal plane as those of the operator.
AB78-ASA1,41 14Section 41 . 349.13 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,14,1815 349.13 (6) Notwithstanding s. 346.54 (1) (e), the governing body of any
16municipality may, by ordinance, consider mopeds as Type 1 motorcycles rather than
17bicycles for the purpose of parking, may establish parking areas for mopeds only
18marked by appropriate signs, and may regulate the parking of mopeds.
AB78-ASA1,42 19Section 42. 990.01 (43m) of the statutes is renumbered 990.01 (21m) and
20amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,14,2221 990.01 (21m) Type 1 motorcycle. “ Type 1 motorcycle” Motorcycle.
22“Motorcycle" is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (32) (a).
AB78-ASA1,43 23Section 43 . 990.01 (43r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB78-ASA1,44 24Section 44. Effective date.
AB78-ASA1,15,2
1(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
2publication.
Loading...
Loading...